Florida Senate - 2007                        SENATOR AMENDMENT
    Bill No. CS for SB 594
                        Barcode 321558
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11  Senator Saunders moved the following amendment:
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13         Senate Amendment (with title amendment) 
14         On page 2, between lines 11 and 12, delete
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17         Section 1.  Subsection (1) and paragraph (d) of
18  subsection (2) of section 373.073, Florida Statutes, are
19  amended to read:
20         373.073  Governing board.--
21         (1)(a)  The governing board of each water management
22  district shall be composed of 9 members who shall reside
23  within the district, except that the South Florida Water
24  Management District and the Southwest Florida Water Management
25  District shall be composed of 11 members who shall reside
26  within their respective districts the district. Members of the
27  governing boards shall be appointed by the Governor, subject
28  to confirmation by the Senate at the next regular session of
29  the Legislature, and the refusal or failure of the Senate to
30  confirm an appointment creates a vacancy in the office to
31  which the appointment was made.  The term of office for a
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Florida Senate - 2007 SENATOR AMENDMENT Bill No. CS for SB 594 Barcode 321558 1 governing board member is 4 years and commences on March 2 of 2 the year in which the appointment is made and terminates on 3 March 1 of the fourth calendar year of the term or may 4 continue until a successor is appointed, but not more than 180 5 days. Terms of office of governing board members shall be 6 staggered to help maintain consistency and continuity in the 7 exercise of governing board duties and to minimize disruption 8 in district operations. 9 (b) Commencing January 1, 1999, the Governor shall 10 appoint the following number of governing board members in 11 each year of the Governor's 4-year term of office: 12 1. In the first year of the Governor's term of office, 13 the Governor shall appoint three members to the governing 14 board of each district. 15 2. In the second year of the Governor's term of 16 office, the Governor shall appoint three members to the 17 governing board of the South Florida Water Management 18 District, three members to the governing board of the 19 Southwest Florida Water Management District, and two members 20 to the governing board of each other district. 21 3. In the third year of the Governor's term of office, 22 the Governor shall appoint three members to the governing 23 board of the South Florida Water Management District, three 24 members to the governing board of the Southwest Florida Water 25 Management District, and two members to the governing board of 26 each other district. 27 4. In the fourth year of the Governor's term of 28 office, the Governor shall appoint two members to the 29 governing board of each district. 30 31 For any governing board vacancy that occurs before the date 2 10:02 AM 05/01/07 s0594c1c-37-2a1
Florida Senate - 2007 SENATOR AMENDMENT Bill No. CS for SB 594 Barcode 321558 1 scheduled for the office to be filled under this paragraph, 2 the Governor shall appoint a person meeting residency 3 requirements of subsection (2) for a term that will expire on 4 the date scheduled for the term of that office to terminate 5 under this subsection. In addition to the residency 6 requirements for the governing boards as provided by 7 subsection (2), the Governor shall consider appointing 8 governing board members to represent an equitable cross 9 section of regional interests and technical expertise. 10 (2) Membership on governing boards shall be selected 11 from candidates who have significant experience in one or more 12 of the following areas, including, but not limited to: 13 agriculture, the development industry, local government, 14 government-owned or privately owned water utilities, law, 15 civil engineering, environmental science, hydrology, 16 accounting, or financial businesses. Notwithstanding the 17 provisions of any other general or special law to the 18 contrary, vacancies in the governing boards of the water 19 management districts shall be filled according to the 20 following residency requirements, representing areas 21 designated by the United States Water Resources Council in 22 United States Geological Survey, River Basin and Hydrological 23 Unit Map of Florida--1975, Map Series No. 72: 24 (d) South Florida Water Management District: 25 1. Two members shall reside in Dade County. 26 2. One member shall reside in Broward County. 27 3. One member shall reside in Palm Beach County. 28 4. One member shall reside in Lee County. 29 5. One member shall reside in St. Lucie County or 30 Martin County. 31 6.4. One member shall reside in Collier County, Lee 3 10:02 AM 05/01/07 s0594c1c-37-2a1
Florida Senate - 2007 SENATOR AMENDMENT Bill No. CS for SB 594 Barcode 321558 1 County, Hendry County, or Charlotte County. 2 7.5. One member shall reside in Glades County, 3 Okeechobee County, Highlands County, Polk County, Orange 4 County, or Osceola County. 5 8.6. Two members, appointed at large, shall reside in 6 an area consisting of St. Lucie, Martin, Palm Beach, Broward, 7 Dade, and Monroe Counties. 8 9.7. One member, appointed at large, shall reside in 9 an area consisting of Collier, Lee, Charlotte, Hendry, Glades, 10 Osceola, Okeechobee, Polk, Highlands, and Orange Counties. 11 10.8. A No county may not shall have more than three 12 members on the governing board. 13 14 (Redesignate subsequent sections.) 15 16 17 ================ T I T L E A M E N D M E N T =============== 18 And the title is amended as follows: 19 On page 1, line 3, after the first semicolon, 20 21 insert: 22 amending s. 373.073, F.S.; providing for two 23 additional members to be appointed to the 24 governing board of the South Florida Water 25 Management District; revising the residence 26 requirements for the members of the governing 27 board; 28 29 30 31 4 10:02 AM 05/01/07 s0594c1c-37-2a1